Wichita eagle., 1887-06-21

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COUNCIL At 4 THE BAT.
- Hard Run For the Home Plata bN7
- Referring Much to Committees.
Sewerage Question Tackled With > vIm-pr=
= fer ;of Rosewater, 4 Criste Aece2ted-s .
- = Resolutions OF Respect-;sy* g x 81
&, :, ~ 80 ~s $ = X.
: City council met asst evening tn city hall,
with his honor, the mayor, in the chair, And
CounclmAn Brown. Johnson, Stone, Defhys.3
Harris, Buclridge Simison and Kenyon =. - 4 /
! An ordinance was submitted compelling
the Wichita Street Railway company to-.
abandon the aT' rail, and lay all lines E1fh
the tram rail, 1t also provided that thsa
width should be broad gauge. 1t was refer
red to the railroad committed. - =. .t.y~. :.
- Another ordinance was submitted for1ade
Ing all companies to use the IT. rail. A fine
of SlO0swas proposed for every sT'' rail put
down: It was also referre1 to the rail Hay,
committee.
An ordinance was submitted making Sene-
ca street, between Pine and Maple streets,
ten feet narrower than first plated by MI.
Stancer. The ordinance was passed.
Mr..H. r. Butler asked the privilege 81;
lay ing ten inch main from his building on
South Main along the alley to English street,
and west On English to the river. Ihe re-
quest was granted, and pipe to. be put down
under the direction of the city engineer: . "a
An ordinance was submitted allowing all
sidewalks to be made of stone on Main and
Douglas, and some of the other leading
streets, giving width of each walk. The oe3
ject of the sidewalk was to do away with
wooden sidewalks in the centre OF the clGy.
The ordinance was referred to the public I'M
fprovements- committee. ~ --s,- ! !
I: The city engineer submitted specifications
| for putting down curbing gutteripg on Main
and Douglas where heretofore ordered
First street between Main Water streets
| were also included. The engineer FepofT
gave general estimate and the city attorney
| insisted that the report of the,ss engineer
should give detailed account OF the cost
and not an estimated cost. ..:.,ss
| A petition was submitted asking the open
! ing of Fourth avenue from Oak street to,the
north line Of Mueller's addition. The pstat.
| tion was referred to the public improvement
l my nSVoiff e. 4 : sSs
| A petition was submitted asking that
street be opened through Henry Zimmer1y's
addition, It wes referred to the- street
tcommittee l,~-- -5rr
/ There seemed to be some nisundesstaRd-
ing concerning the efforts to put down gut;
tering on First street between Main and
W ater streets. A resolution was drawn mp
| by the city attorney stating it was necessary
/ to put down guttering. It was stated that
half the block on each side would be com
PEELED to bear expenses. -
I A petition to grade MosleY avenue rbe-
tween Ninth and Eleventh streets waSfe-
ferret to the public Improvement committee.
1t was referred to that committee witfra
simile with the remark that the committee
| was getting good amount of assigned
work. AK. s>a.e - go - 60 K 4 "a -
| Mr.1Roller asked the privilege to erect an
iron clad building on the east side 6f Main
street, between Douglas avenue and William
streets. - =
| The fire marshall stated that quite a num-
had applied for permits to erect just such
buildings in the leading streets of the city
and SO far he had refused to grant thssPef-
mits.. The matter wes referred to the FIRE
committee. 81
Gas lamps were ordered ON the corner OF
Water and Williams and west end of vii
liams street. ear5e E: rs
! A petition was submitted asking cufbfnp
and guteering on the west side OF MaaH street
between Douglas and Williams street. ItRaa
! ordered.
Apetition submitted by the ladies on Law
renee avenue between Douglas and Wniama
asked that the filth in that section Of Law
renoa avenue be removed. Mr. HAaly
moved that the petition be referred to Ro
/ dolph Hatfield He failed to. secure q sec
! ond although he was slightly cheered:
Mr. Brown said the sewerage comnifttel
had paid attention to the trouble in that sec
. tion and all property owners excepting Mr
Barns had agreed to put in pipe leading
from center Of block between Market ant
Lawrence on first alley south Of Douglas t,
Topeka avenue sewer. 90
Mr.. Johnson-Mr Barnes will do nothing
Mr. English once ordered the sanstary -po
liceman to arrest him for not cleaning up Ill
/ rear of his own basiness establishment ,ol
Douglas. I don't think the policeman ;dit
however. Believe we ought to put in q saw
er pipe on that alley. -. - - 20. :, :!
The matter was referred to the seuerag,
1 committee with power to act. -
A petition asked that Topeka avenuesawel
be extended farther north to . water plus
that it might be washed out. ..
| Mr. Healy thought it a question whethel
the city ought to extend that pipe uhtn Z
system was adopted. 1t might have, tos,hl
removed before long. .s1 "a
.Mf. johnson moved that the pipe be ek
tended to First street with Buckridge d sec
ond. The mayor declared the motion out o
order rzae;
The petition was referred to thesewer com
mittea rssS ..
Water mains were ordered on Senecastcee'
south to Maple, west on Maple to Oak, and
1 north on Oak to Douglas avenue. SrsS.s
/ The Wichita Construction Company asket
the job Of giving the city sewerage system
1t shared she common fate-referred' TO ths